The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-11

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hall to take steps to incorporate the town.
| Woodbury. is one of the most thriving
towns on the Georgia Midland. II is grow
| ing every day. New and handsome stores
and residences are being erected and the
town is rapidly growing to be city of no
small magnitude.
The Atlanta firemen's annual parade and
inspection took place Tuesday afternoon.
The procession was headed by a band Of
music, after which came rumber of car
4 riageS bearing the Mayor and members of
| Council, while the engines, hook and ladder,
reels, ETC., brought up the rear. A large
number of people were on the streets
watching the parade
The Commissioners of Oconee county are
| going to have a new deal on the building of
the court house Gall the bids have been
rejected, and they will advertise for bids up
to Aug. l. The contract will be awarded
| on the second. o. +. McRee will
commence suit against the county for dam
ages, as he has the papers showing that he
was given the contract, and ordering him to
get up his securities
On Thursday last the Southern Rifles of
| IalbottOn, held an election for commissioned
officers and the following were elected: j.
NJ. Heath, Captain; E. l.. Kimbrough, First
| lieutenant; j. NJ. McCrary, Second Lieu
tenant; S. D. Maxwell, Junior Second Lieu
tenant. The NetO Era says the boys are to
be congratulated on the election of so clever
a lot of young men as their officers. Capt.
Heath will do all he can to make the COM
pany one of the best
Jastice, the TONNES county murderer, and
Ayers, the Harmony Grove burglar, have
both been recaptured. They were seized
four miles from Clarksville, in Habersham
county, and We're returned to Gainesville
Wednesday. They were travelling along
in the big road in the day time when dis
covered. Ayres, when searched, had two
saws hidden in his clothing. One was sewed
in the back of his vest, and the other in the
front lapel of his pants 1t is supposed
these were the tools he used in making his
| escape.
A man by the name of Ward, hailing
from Norwood, attempted suicide at Green's
boro, Tuesday evening. When discovered
he was lying on Main street in a profound
stupor. He was carried to the CORY
House" and physicians were summoned who
succeeded in arousing him to Consciousness
When questioned he acknowledged to have
taken l20 grains of hydrate of choral. He
said he came to this point with the deliber-
ate intention of ending his existence. He
gave as cause for the rash act financial
embarrassment. He is said to have been in
the asylum in time past.
The Atlanta branch of the Salvation
Army is arranging for big time this week.
Cherokee Sam, the saved Indian, in his
buckskin costume, Col. Light and the cru
SADIE band will arrive soon and give boom
, to the meetings, which will be held nightly
at the barracks, on West Alabama street.
Dodgers are being scattered about the
streets containing the announcement of the
> services, and the statement that ''silver
| offerings will be taken at the door to avoid
a break in the meetings" On Sunday
! afternoon at o'clock great salvation bap-
: tism will be conducted at Lynch's rock
? quarry by Col Light. We are glad TO thus
have our sister city so well taken care Of
1t was learned that the firm of C. J. Nc
3 Campbell & Co., of Chicago, had effected a
9 lease upon the room occupied by Phelan's
Cotton and Produce Exchange, Atlanta,
and would open a similar business there
within a few days. Mr.. Phelan received a
: dispatch from the parties inquiring as to
whether or not the exchange fixtures were
for sale, and at what price. He considered
that this is a matter for his creditors to pass
upon, as they are to receive the proceeds,
and submitted the question to them at the
meeting. 1t is also probable that this same
4 firm will succeed Mr.. Phelan at Montgom-
cry, Selma, Birmingham, Savannah and
I Charlotte, though this has not yet been de
cided upon At all events Atlanta will soon
: have another full-hedged bucket shop.
g The Georgia Roller Mills, of Athens,
: owned by Taylor Bros, started up on
| MOuUtl IdSU, anu dTb NOTklllE ukd u CildTll.
Mr.. Hugh N. Taylor carried a sample of his
I neal around town and showed it to the mer-
chants, and the consequence was that they
5 all gave him large orders. In fact, as one
merchant remarked, it was by far the best
meal seen in Athens in years. 1t is as white
a as the driven snow, ground as round as shot,
, and is as pure as can be- Nothing but the
: finest Missouri red-cob corn is used and be-
+ fore subjected to the rollers every faulty
grain or foreign substance is removed by the
most improved machinery. They have a
guaranteed capacity of 1850 bushels per
day. it is undoubtedly one of the largest
and finest mills in the South and the meal
ground there will take the country. d,
Commencement exercises of LaGrange
Female College began on Monday morning,
June 6. They Were very largely attended.
, On Monday afternoon eighty-two fine speci-
, mems of painting and drawing were dis
played, the work of this year. On Monday
night there were recitations by the sophie
more class On Tuesday morning the first
division of senior class read essays. They
were addressed by Rev. j. w. Lee, of At
: lanta On Tuesday night a very fine opera
entitled Twin Sisters was rendered SPLEEN
chdly On Wednesday morning the second
} division of senior class read essays. They
were addressed by F. H. Richardson, Esq,
of Atlanta On Wednesday night the an
nual concert and levee occurred.
| AL Oilc OuSul-
! selves with credit. The following
young ladies received medals Miss Dusky
Burton, of Whitesville, Ga, medal for
excellency in art; Miss Annie Moate, of
Devereaux, Ga, a medal for improvement
, in art Miss Dusxy Burton, Of Whites
VILE, medal for improvement in music
Miss Jennie Evans, of Lagrange a medal
for excellency in vocal and instrumental
music; Miss Annie Cole, OF LaGrange, a
complimentary medal for excellence in art,
and Miss May Kincaid, of Talladega, Ala,
; also a medal The commencement exercises
were largely attended.
The negro arrested and placed in the
GAINESVILLE Jail, charged with the murder of
Mr.. Echols at Cornelia junction, has CON
fessed his crime. He says that the deceased
and himself were both intimate with a mar
ried white woman living near the depot,
and they had difficulty about her, that re-
suited in Echols driving the negro from the
house. This ranked Edwards heart and he
swore TO be avenged. On the the night of
the murder he saw Mr. Echols start for the
house of his mistress, and waylaid him
on the side of the railroad, at a place where
he knew that that the deceased must pass
About . o'clock Echols, ON his return home,
passed the spot where his foe lay in wait for